(May 31, 2017 at 1:38 am)Valyza1 Wrote: You give me the impression that your intention is to thwart, which is really kind of the opposite of communication, isn't it? I'm sure you aren't alone in that on these boards. However, for me, I have been able to communicate in a civilized way and did learn a thing or two about other points of view. I find it much more rewarding than simply defending a position.When it works, sure. In my experience, with the sort of nutters I apply ridicule to, all you're going to learn from them is that they're nuts.
Quote:The fact that they are heads with brains in them. Not all will be responsive but it's impossible to determine at the outset which ones will and which ones won't.Good thing we can figure that out real quick, eh?
Quote:The notion is that like attracts like. This is borne out everywhere, actually, including this forum. I just had a rather lucid and educational conversation in this very thread with another poster.That's a quaint notion. You know, some nutters think that's a law of a the universe. It's the basis of sympathetic magic, for example.
Quote:It's entertaining-and it keeps the nutters in line (according to you). What's the problem?. Never said there wasn't entertainment value to it
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